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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Blame It on Texas
| name = Blame It on Texas
| Cover =
| cover =
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Mark Chesnutt]]
| artist = [[Mark Chesnutt]]
| Album = [[Too Cold at Home]]
| album = [[Too Cold at Home]]
| B-side = "Danger at My Door"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=92–93|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
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| A-side =
| B-side = "Danger at My Door"
| released = March 19, 1991
| Released = March 19, 1991
| recorded = 1990
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| studio =
| Format = [[CD Single]], [[7"]]
| Recorded = 1990
| venue =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 2:51
| length = 2:51
| Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| Writer = [[Ronnie Rogers]], Mark Wright
| writer = [[Ronnie Rogers]], [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]]
| Producer = Mark Wright
| producer = Mark Wright
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| prev_title = [[Brother Jukebox]]
| Certification =
| prev_year = 1990
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| Last single = "[[Brother Jukebox]]"<BR>(1990)
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| next_title = [[Your Love Is a Miracle]]
| This single = "'''Blame It on Texas'''"<BR>(1991)
| next_year = 1991
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| Next single = "[[Your Love Is a Miracle]]"<BR>(1991)
| Misc =
}}
}}
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"'''Blame It on Texas'''" is a song written by [[Ronnie Rogers]] and [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]], and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Mark Chesnutt]]. It was released in March 1991 as the third single from his debut album ''[[Too Cold at Home]]''. It peaked at #5 in the United States, and #4 in Canada.

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"'''Blame It on Texas'''" is a song co-written by [[Ronnie Rogers]] and producer Mark Wright and recorded by [[country music]] singer [[Mark Chesnutt]]. It was released in March 1991 as his third single for [[MCA Records]] and the third from his debut album ''[[Too Cold at Home]]''. It peaked at #5 in the United States, and #4 in Canada in their respective Country Music charts. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 movie ''[[8 Seconds]]''.


==Content==
==Content==
The narrator tells that from his humble beginnings in [[Beaumont, Texas]] (Mark's birthplace) he has traveled all around the country. He says it's great and all but he still prefers Texas. In the second verse he tells about hooking up with an Oklahoma oil heiress but leaves her in the middle of the night because he missed home. in each chorus he tells the audience to blame his insanity on Texas, not him.
The narrator tells that from his humble beginnings in [[Beaumont, Texas]] (Chesnutt's birthplace) he has traveled all around the country. He says it's great and all but he still prefers Texas. In the second verse, he describes hooking up with an Oklahoma oil heiress, then leaving her in the middle of the night because he missed home. In each chorus he tells the audience to blame his insanity on Texas, not him.

==Critical reception==
An uncredited review in ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' described the song as "destined to create a little toe-tappin' and finger-snappin' action" with "pure country vocals".<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/90s/1991/CB-1991-03-30.pdf | title=Single releases | journal=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] | pages=29 | date=March 30, 1991}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Canadacountry|4|chartid=1544|publishdate=June 15, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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|align="center"|5
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Mark Chesnutt}}
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
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|align="center"|4

===Year-end charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (1991)
!scope="col"|Position
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| Canada Country Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1700&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 21, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 76
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1991: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=1991| accessdate=August 16, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 57
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[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
[[Category:Mark Chesnutt songs]]
[[Category:Mark Chesnutt songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ronnie Rogers]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ronnie Rogers]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Wright (record producer)]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)]]
[[Category:Songs about Texas]]
[[Category:MCA Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, 27 November 2021

"Blame It on Texas"
Single by Mark Chesnutt
from the album Too Cold at Home
B-side"Danger at My Door"[1]
ReleasedMarch 19, 1991
Recorded1990
GenreCountry
Length2:51
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright
Producer(s)Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"Brother Jukebox"
(1990) 		"Blame It on Texas"
(1991) 		"Your Love Is a Miracle"
(1991)

"Blame It on Texas" is a song written by Ronnie Rogers and Mark Wright, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in March 1991 as the third single from his debut album Too Cold at Home. It peaked at #5 in the United States, and #4 in Canada.

Content

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The narrator tells that from his humble beginnings in Beaumont, Texas (Chesnutt's birthplace) he has traveled all around the country. He says it's great and all but he still prefers Texas. In the second verse, he describes hooking up with an Oklahoma oil heiress, then leaving her in the middle of the night because he missed home. In each chorus he tells the audience to blame his insanity on Texas, not him.

Critical reception

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An uncredited review in Cashbox described the song as "destined to create a little toe-tappin' and finger-snappin' action" with "pure country vocals".[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 76
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 57

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Single releases" (PDF). Cashbox: 29. March 30, 1991.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1544." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 15, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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